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Congenital Chagas disease: A cohort study to assess molecular diagnostic methods at the Chagas disease national reference center of Argentina. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundTrypanosoma cruzi is a protozoan parasite which causes Chagas disease. Mother-to-child transmission is the main route of transmission in vector-free areas.
Constanza Lopez-Albizu +6 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023 Background Chagas disease (CD) presents an ominous prognosis. The predictive value of biomarkers and new echocardiogram parameters in adjusted models have not been well studied.
Veronica G. Mendes +21 more
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Pediatrics In Review, 2016 Approximately 8 million people worldwide are infected by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. After a latent period that can last years or decades, 10% to 30% of infected people develop serious complications, such as cardiomyopathy or gastrointestinal dysfunction.
Tustin, Aaron W., Bowman, Natalie M.
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Stroke in Chagas disease: from pathophysiology to clinical practice [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2022 Despite substantial progress toward its control, Chagas disease continues to be a major public health problem in Latin America and has become a global health concern.
Thaís Aparecida Reis Lage +6 more
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020 Most patients with chronic Chagas disease (CD) present the indeterminate form and are at risk to develop the cardiac form. However, the actual rate of progression to the cardiac form is still unknown.
Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno +11 more
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Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 1999 Chagas’ disease is a protozoan infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and is mainly acquired by vectorial transmission in endemic areas, when infected excreta of Triatominae bugs are inoculated into the sting site or neighbouring mucous membranes of the victim.
Marin-Neto, José Antonio +2 more
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Chagas disease in prehistory [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2011 The classical hypothesis proposes that Chagas disease has been originated in the Andean region among prehistoric people when they started domesticating animals, changing to sedentary habits, and adopting agriculture. These changes in their way of life happened nearly 6,000 years ago.
Ferreira, Luiz F. +2 more
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Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 1992 Chagas' disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is an important cause of morbidity in many countries in Latin America. The important modes of transmission are by the bite of the reduviid bug and blood transfusion. The organism exists in three morphological forms: trypomastigotes, amastigotes, and epimastigotes.
H B, Tanowitz +5 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 Diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) infection in the chronic phase of Chagas disease (CD) is performed by serologic testing. Conventional tests are currently used with very good results but require time, laboratory infrastructure, and expertise ...
Jacqueline Araújo Domingos Iturra +11 more
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Electrocardiogram in Chagas disease [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2018 Since the initial descriptions of Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChCM), the electrocardiography has played a key role in patient evaluations. The diagnostic criterion of chronic ChCM is the presence of characteristic electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities in seropositive individuals, regardless of the presence of symptoms.
Brito, Bruno Oliveira de Figueiredo +1 more
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